A practical guide which will appeal to all ages and levels of expertise. The author uncovers the secrets of the ancient arts of western and oriental marbling and demonstrates oil and glue size marbling, carragheen moss marbling and Japanese-style Suminagashi, among other techniques. She also shows other ways of decorating paper using wax crayons, tie-dye, inks, straws and string. Each technique is comprehensively explained with easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrated instructions with full-colour photographs and pictures